“As to procedure and training, the crew immediately declared an emergency situation due to the lightning strike,” he said. “The aircraft was in operation normally, as it was operating normally throughout.”

YVR staff said there were no impacts to airport operations due to the incident.

Boothroyd added that despite the crew’s emergency response, modern aircraft are built to handle exactly these types of situations.

“It’s a pretty unusual event to happen at this time of year around the Vancouver Airport. But a thing to note is that aircraft are designed to withstand a pretty severe lightning strikes,” he said.